SYLLABUS

 EL 702: Space-Time Wireless Communications

• Class time: T 6:00 pm - 8:15 pm
• Place: RH 702
• Office Hours: T 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

• Instructor: Prof. Andrej Stefanov

          Contact Info:
                           Office: LC 255
                           Phone: (718) 260-3789
                           Fax: (718) 260-3906
                           E-mail: stefanov@poly.edu
 

• References:
• "Space-Time Coding: Theory and Practice," H. Jafarkhani, Cambridge University Press, 2005
• "Introduction to Space-Time Wireless Communications," A. Paulraj, R. Nabar and D. Gore, Cambridge University Press, 2003
• "Fundamentals of Wireless Communication," D. Tse and P. Viswanath, Cambridge University Press, 2005
• "Space-Time Coding," B. Vucetic and J. Yuan, John Wiley & Sons, 2003
• "Space-Time Block Coding for Wireless Communications," E. G. Larsson and P. Stoica, Cambridge University Press, 2003
• "Digital Communications," J. G. Proakis, 4th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2001

          The  lectures are from different sources, therefore class attendance is helpful.

• Prerequisites:  EL 630, some background in linear algebra

The course provides an introduction to MIMO wireless communication systems.
Tentative list of topics that will be covered:
• Wireless Channel Overview
• Transmit and Receive Antenna Diversity
• Capacity of Multi-Antenna Fading Channels
• Space-Time Coding: Performance Analysis and Code Construction
• Space-Time Block Codes
• Space-Time Convolutional and Trellis Codes
• Spatial Multiplexing and Receiver design
• layered architectures
• MIMO OFDM Systems: Performance Criteria and System Design
• MIMO Multiuser Communications
• opportunistic communications
• distributed MIMO Systems

 
• Grading:
• Midterm, 25%
• Final, 35%
• Project, 30%
• Homeworks, 10%

 

• Midterm 1: 3/20
• Final: 5/8
  

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